Solo Kill, Qin Ming

The Man Faced Demon Spider's legs and webbing carried terrifying neurotoxins. Whether Soul Beast or Soul Master, all feared them as deadly weapons.

Unfortunately, the Man Faced Demon Spider was facing Dugu Yang today.

Over the past two years, Dugu Yang had consumed more than a hundred kinds of potent poison, including the Man Faced Demon Spider's venom.

With the effects of Poison Body Adaptation, his body had long since become immune to this type of poison.

Thus, the little poison the Man Faced Demon Spider had injected into him could at most provide him with a bit of "raw material."

Hehe—

The Man Faced Demon Spider let out a strange cry. Seeing Dugu Yang retreat on his own initiative, it thought its venom had taken effect.

Before it could rejoice, however, Dugu Yang charged at it once more, even faster than before.

The Man Faced Demon Spider was filled with confusion. It could not understand why the human before it was immune to its venom, but it had no time to think about it and could only deal with Dugu Yang's attack first.

"I originally wanted to fight you head-on, but you actually used poison. Don't blame me, then."

Dugu Yang attacked again, his Dragon Claws easily blocking the Man Faced Demon Spider's legs.

But unlike before, at the moment they crossed, a layer of green venom appeared on the Man Faced Demon Spider's legs.

Upon directly coming into contact with Dugu Yang's poison, whether Soul Beast or Soul Master, one would certainly be poisoned at once.

But the Man Faced Demon Spider would not, because although its legs were vital organs, they were essentially eight hard bones covered in a layer of keratin. The venom would have no effect at all.

Dugu Yang knew this as well.

That was why the venom he released had another purpose.

"Explode!"

Dugu Yang shouted softly, and the venom exploded instantly.

Poison Burst Technique!

It was practically a divine skill for Poison Soul Masters, its power dependent on the amount of poison used.

Although the venom Dugu Yang had attached to the Man Faced Demon Spider was not much, the force of the explosion still flipped its entire body over.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's soft abdomen was immediately exposed before Dugu Yang.

Naturally, Dugu Yang would not miss this opportunity. His sharp Dragon Claws shot forward, instantly leaving a bloody gash an inch long across the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's combat instincts were indeed not bad. Caught off guard by the Poison Burst Technique, it nevertheless borrowed the force of the explosion to retreat.

Its eight long, thin spider legs, even with one injured, still allowed the remaining seven to steady its body midair and land firmly on a tree trunk not far away.

Dugu Yang had used the Poison Burst Technique as his trump card, yet the only result was a bloody gash on the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen. It seemed like rather meager gains.

But was that really the case?

The Man Faced Demon Spider's eight Compound Eyes on its lower abdomen stared fixedly at Dugu Yang, as though memorizing his appearance forever.

After these few exchanges, it had already understood that the human youth before it was absolutely not someone it could contend with in its current state.

Thus, the Man Faced Demon Spider prepared to make a strategic retreat. But before fleeing, it wanted to remember the face of this enemy so it could return for revenge in the future.

Yet before it could turn and run, a searing pain suddenly erupted from its abdomen.

Hehe—

The Man Faced Demon Spider let out agonized shrieks. Before it could react, its body lost control and fell straight from the tree trunk.

On its abdomen, the wound that had originally been only an inch long had now expanded to the size of a bowl. Worse still, the Flesh and Blood and internal organs within had all been corroded into pools of pus. It was clearly beyond saving.

Poison!

The Man Faced Demon Spider's eight Compound Eyes were filled with panic and disbelief. It had never expected that, despite being skilled in poison, it would be poisoned to death.

Step! Step!

Dugu Yang slowly walked up to the Man Faced Demon Spider. A drop of Emerald Bewitching venom condensed on his Dragon Claws.

"Dying to my Jade Phosphor Death is your honor."

That was right. The poison infecting the Man Faced Demon Spider was the strongest poison Dugu Yang currently wielded: Jade Phosphor Death.

It was made with the Jade Phosphor Five Poisons and Jade Phosphor Flower Poison as its base, then harmonized with four additional potent poisons.

Dugu Bo had once judged that even a Titled Douluo, once poisoned by it, would not last longer than a quarter of an hour.

Though the Man Faced Demon Spider possessed a poison attribute, it could not compare to a Titled Douluo.

After Dugu Yang finished speaking, the Man Faced Demon Spider closed its Compound Eyes and died.

"Ayang, you won! You killed a Thousand Year Level Man Faced Demon Spider all by yourself. That's incredible!"

Dugu Yan skipped over and threw her arms around Dugu Yang, her face full of excitement.

Although she had confidence in Dugu Yang, Dugu Yan also knew how terrifying Soul Beasts like the Man Faced Demon Spider were.

Without the academy teachers' protection, this Man Faced Demon Spider would have been enough to kill every student participating in the New Student Trial.

Ye Lingling also walked over, his large eyes filled with nothing but shock.

If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that a Soul Master his own age could single-handedly kill a Thousand Year Level Man Faced Demon Spider.

"Yanzi, now I understand why you said Dugu Yang is the continent's number one Genius. He truly is."

Ye Lingling spoke.

Whether it was solo killing a Thousand Year Man Faced Demon Spider or his terrifying Third Soul Ring, both left Ye Lingling astonished.

"Hehe, of course he is."

Dugu Yan giggled. Dugu Yang receiving praise from others made her even happier than receiving praise herself.

"All right, Yanzi, let go of me first."

Dugu Yang patted Dugu Yan on the head, but his gaze turned toward the distant canopy as he said softly:

"Stop hiding. Come out."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling froze, then their expressions changed.

They had not expected someone to be hiding in the shadows.

If Dugu Yang had not warned them, they still would not have noticed.

If the hidden person bore any ill intent toward them, the two of them would have been utterly unable to resist.

Rustle—

As several leaves drifted down, a young man not yet thirty, with ordinary features and simple black hair, appeared before Dugu Yang and the other two.

Judging from his appearance, this young man should have been a teacher from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Yet after revealing himself, this teacher stared straight at Dugu Yang, as though he had seen something unimaginable.

Only after a long while did he come back to his senses and say:

"Sorry. My name is Qin Ming, and I'm the teacher responsible for protecting you. I should have shown myself earlier, but I never expected you to be able to kill a Thousand Year Level Man Faced Demon Spider."

From those words, it was obvious that Qin Ming had been hiding here for quite some time and had witnessed Dugu Yang's entire solo kill of the Man Faced Demon Spider.

"Qin Ming?"

Dugu Yang raised an eyebrow. He had noticed Qin Ming's presence earlier, but he had guessed that the man was the teacher protecting them, so he had not exposed him.

But he had not expected Qin Ming to be the one responsible for protecting them.